Песна 802
Пушти ја, Лело мори, Тодорка
Pušti ja, Lelo mori, Todorka · Let her go, Lelo, Todorka
English: machine translation, not checked by a native speaker
| Пушти ја, Лело мори, Тодорка, | Pušti ja, Lelo mori, Todorka, | Let her go, Lelo, hey, Todorka, |
| двајца на лозје, Лело, да одиме. | dvajca na lozje, Lelo, da odime. | the two of us to the vineyard, Lelo, let us go. |
| Двајца на лозје, Лело, да одиме, | Dvajca na lozje, Lelo, da odime, | The two of us to the vineyard, Lelo, let us go, |
| вишни, черешни, Лело, да береме. | višni, čerešni, Lelo, da bereme. | sour cherries, cherries, Lelo, let us pick. |
| Како да ја пуштам, Ѓорги, Тодорка, | Kako da ja puštam, Ǵorgi, Todorka, | How can I let her go, Gjorgi, Todorka, |
| нели сме, пусто леле, роднина. | neli sme, pusto lele, rodnina. | are we not, woe is me, relatives. |
| Длабоко море, Лело, дно нема, | Dlaboko more, Lelo, dno nema, | The sea is deep, Lelo, it has no bottom, |
| убаво моме, Лело, род нема. | ubavo mome, Lelo, rod nema. | a beautiful girl, Lelo, has no kin. |
Translator's notes
Traditional. Лело is used as an address/refrain; the speakers' roles (Gjorgi, Todorka) are my reading. The last two lines are a proverb-like image, my reading: a beautiful girl has no 'family' because everyone claims her.
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